Twin screw, twin suction hopper vessel built by Richard Dunston Ltd for British Transport Commission, South Wales Docks, is to maintain required depth of water for ore carriers entering Port Talbot docks; length 185 ft, breadth 37 ft, depth 16 ft, hopper capacity 1000 cu yd; propulsion motors, spoil pumps, all sluice valves, hopper doors and raising and lowering of suction trailer pipes are operated and controlled from wheelhouse; 2 Ruston and Hornsby diesel engines are each rated 920 bhp at 600 rpm.


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    Title :

    "Afan", diesel-electric hopper dredger


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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